Chapter 142 ABO Results Changed (20)
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At the press conference, two soldiers stood beside the reporter who had just asked the question and extended their hands to him: "This way, please."
The reporter still had the microphone in his hand. Seeing that he was about to be kicked out, he decided to go all out and shouted loudly while holding the microphone: "Zhu Qingchen, you are so vicious!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the two soldiers rushed to hold him down.
But the reporter dodged left and right, and the two soldiers couldn't stop him from talking for a while.
"You actually asked the court to sentence the Shen family to death. How dare you lie! You are an Omega. You did these things. What qualifications do you have to say that you are kind?"
"And Shi Ran, if it weren't for the Shen family, you would have starved to death on the streets! You actually took them to court! You... you're a Beta, how could you possibly get third place in the capital? You must have cheated! You must have cheated!"
He shouted loudly, and was finally pinned to the ground and gagged by the soldiers.
Zhu Qingchen was standing on the stage, and it seemed as if a strange idea suddenly popped into his mind, making him suddenly enlightened.
He finally understood why these reporters loved to ask such messy questions.
It’s not because they really think Shen Xiuping is innocent, nor is it because they really think the Shen family is innocent.
All of this is just because he is an Omega and Shi Ran is a Beta.
And Shen Xiuping is an Alpha, a born superior Alpha.
In their minds, Beta must be incompetent and Omega must be kind.
Incompetence refers to the fact that Beta is born stupid and can only be a stepping stone for the empire, supporting Alpha to go to the battlefield. He cannot go to military school, let alone go to the battlefield.
Kindness means that Omega must not be able to act, have no brains, not distinguish between right and wrong, and be tolerant of everything.
He should be kind, but he should not adopt the roundabout tactic of deceiving the Shen family in order to save people. He should have cried and made a fuss when he found out that the Shen family was bullying Shi Ran. How could he teach Shi Ran to be patient and dormant and wait for the opportunity?
Even if the Shen family stepped on the corpses of sacrificed soldiers, engaged in corruption and manipulated power for more than a decade, as an Omega, he could not spit on them, let alone support the death penalty for them.
In their eyes, Omega should be wiping tears with red eyes, whimpering, "The death penalty is so terrible, they are so pitiful, give them a chance to reform."
This is what an Omega looks like.
How can an Omega reveal the other's crimes?
How could an Omega cheer for the fall of an ugly family?
How could Omega attend a press conference? How could Omega give such a long speech?!
Zhu Qingchen looked at the press conference and the flickering crystal chandelier above his head and breathed a long sigh of relief.
No wonder he always felt strange and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. These reporters didn't seem like fools. Why would they ask such stupid questions?
So that's what they thought.
Two soldiers took away the reporter's microphone, held his arms on the left and right, and prepared to take him out.
At this time, Zhu Qingchen said: "Wait a moment."
The two soldiers stopped.
Zhu Qingchen said: "I have something to say to him. Please hold him like this."
"yes."
The reporter raised his head and looked at Zhu Qingchen steadily: "What do you want to say?"
Zhu Qingchen said calmly: "You and Shen Xiuping are the same kind of people. You are both arrogant and self-willed. You think your birth can determine everything and you think you are the authority."
"You are just like him. You like to deceive yourself with clumsy lies."
"You said Shi Ran cheated. I want to ask you a question. The investigation team has been investigating the case of 'Chen Xiuping tampering with the examinee's scores' for a month. Why didn't they find out that Shi Ran cheated? Are all the members of the investigation team stupid?"
"You said that without the Shen family, Shi Ran would have starved to death on the streets. In fact, it was the Shen family that used Shi Ran's compensation to build a huge manor in the capital and held countless banquets. If it weren't for the Shen family, Shi Ran would have lived a better life."
"You said I shouldn't have lied to the Shen family and pretended to be nice to them. I want to ask, I have the ability and ambition, but who forced me to take roundabout means to deal with them? If it were you... Oh, I forgot, when Shi Ran's affair was first exposed, you were afraid of retaliation from the Shen family and didn't even dare to publish a report."
"What qualifications do you have to insult me? Insult Shi Ran? You have no right."
The reporter pursed his lips, unable to utter a word of rebuttal.
Zhu Qingchen continued: "You can continue to make up some lies to deceive yourself. I will help you make up two."
"I am a vicious Omega. I actually helped the Empire catch a large number of termites. This large number of termites parasitized on the flesh and blood of the soldiers. They could have lived freely and happily, but I destroyed their beautiful lives. I am so vicious."
"When Shi Ran gets third place, you say he didn't get first place and Beta just doesn't have talent. Next time Shi Ran gets first place, you say Beta only relies on hard work and doesn't have enough stamina, so he will be surpassed sooner or later."
"Is that enough? Are these excuses enough to comfort your fragile self-esteem that has nowhere to go?"
The reporter's face turned pale and blue and he was completely speechless.
Zhu Qingchen sneered and finally asked, "Is there someone behind you?"
The reporter's face changed drastically, and he kept saying, "No one ordered me, no one ordered me..."
"So that's how it is." Zhu Qingchen nodded thoughtfully.
His behavior must be due to someone's instigation.
Who is it?
Perhaps they were officials who had accepted bribes from the Shen family and done things for them, or perhaps they were officials who had done exactly the same thing as the Shen family.
They all wanted to suppress this matter.
The quickest way is to use Zhu Qingchen and Shi Ran to divert people's attention.
The reporter was taken out by two soldiers. Zhu Qingchen sat down and looked at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan nodded slightly, took the microphone from Zhu Qingchen, and said calmly: "Before holding this press conference, I was very nervous. The empire has encountered such a big problem. I don't know how to face the people, nor do I know how to regain their trust."
"But now, why do you always ask questions about Mr. Zhu and Mr. Shi? Why has no one come to ask me how to deal with the follow-up until now?"
"I will send someone to check on the reporter just now to see if anyone is trying to take advantage of the situation. Now, ask questions!"
Gu Yan placed the microphone heavily on the table, and the press conference fell into complete silence.
Gu Yan and Zhu Qingchen looked at each other, both feeling helpless.
After a long time, a reporter sitting in the corner raised his hand cautiously.
"I would like to ask Marshal Gu, how will this matter be handled in the future?"
"The investigation team will continue to use the Shen family as a breakthrough point and conduct in-depth investigations into the officials behind the Shen family. As long as the evidence is solid, we will not tolerate any leniency."
*
The official press conference of the empire involves the entire empire and all the people.
As a result, the first half of the press conference was like a gossip tea party, and the second half was like a lifeless lake without any ripples.
After a few bolder reporters asked about the follow-up, no one asked any more questions.
The press conference started at three o'clock.
It was over in an hour.
The reporter closed his laptop, carried his equipment, and left the scene.
The people on the stage also stood up and left.
Zhu Qingchen walked to the door and looked back.
The tables and chairs were neatly arranged and the crystal chandeliers were sparkling, as if no one had ever been there.
Nothing happened, nothing changed.
Zhu Qingchen turned around and walked quickly forward with Shi Ran to the chief judge: "Thank you for your hard work today. The Marshal's Mansion has prepared a dinner. I wonder if I have the honor to invite you to come and show you my face?"
He looked at the Chief Inquisitor sincerely: "Only me, the Marshal, and Shi Ran."
The gray-haired chief judge smiled and nodded: "Since it is Mr. Zhu who invited you, I will be disrespectful to refuse."
Zhu Qingchen smiled, held the chief judge's arm, and helped him onto the aircraft.
Seeing this, Shi Ran hurried over to support the teacher.
When the group returned to the Marshal's Mansion, the butler had already prepared dinner.
In the huge restaurant, a luxurious mahogany dining table is placed next to the floor-to-ceiling window. Three silver candlesticks are lined up in a row. The warm yellow candlelight shines on the food on the plate, giving off an alluring luster.
Gu Yan sat in the main seat, Zhu Qingchen and the chief judge sat side by side on the left, and Shi Ran sat alone on the right side by the floor-to-ceiling window.
The chief judge raised the golden wine glass and clinked it with Zhu Qingchen's glass: "In today's trial, Mr. Zhu impressed me. Let me toast to you."
Zhu Qingchen quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you very much, old man. You are the one who has worked the hardest in today's trial."
The chief judge drank the wine in the golden cup and sighed: "To be honest, this is the least difficult case I have ever handled."
Zhu Qingchen asked: "How do you say that?"
Shi Ran on the opposite side also raised his head in confusion.
The old judge smiled bitterly and said, "In the past, when I tried cases, I tried my best to find the basis for every judgment and every statement in the imperial law, but today——"
He shook his head: "Mr. Zhu told me that the imperial law is outdated and no longer applies to the current case. Since the imperial law is wrong, then I have been using the law for most of my life. Doesn't that mean I am also wrong?"
"You have misunderstood. This is different." Zhu Qingchen answered seriously, "The imperial law has been used for hundreds of years. When you were twenty years old, it was correct, and you were not wrong. Now, not only the imperial law, but also the imperial system is wrong."
Shi Ran was startled by what the teacher and the judge said, and subconsciously looked at the marshal.
The marshal sat in the main seat, helping Zhu Qingchen cut steak while listening to them talk without any reaction.
But... the imperial system directly targets the marshal, so wouldn't the marshal be angry?
On the other side, the old judge said: "After finishing the Shen family's case, I will retire and no longer participate in court affairs."
"I know why Mr. Zhu and the Marshal want me to 'propose' the death penalty for the Shen family. You want to use the 'proposed sentence' to put some pressure on the Shen family and those officials."
"You want to let the Shen family and the officials behind them fight each other. If the Shen family wants to survive, they must provide evidence to expose those officials. Among those officials, whoever spares no effort to push for the death penalty for the Shen family is the most suspicious."
"I don't deny that this is a good political layout. We can use the Shen family's case to dig out a large number of imperial parasites."
The old judge looked sad. "But I can't find any basis in the law. I violated my lifelong code of conduct. I brought the political game to the court. I am a sinner in the imperial legal system."
Zhu Qingchen held the old judge's hand and corrected him, "It's us."
They did this together and they all had a part in it.
Zhu Qingchen sighed, raised his right hand, and said softly: "I promise you, this will only happen once."
The old judge looked sad: "Once political struggle is introduced into the legal system, how can this happen only once?"
"I will, I promise." Zhu Qingchen looked seriously into his cloudy and old eyes, "The Empire State Building is gradually collapsing, new forces are rising, and a brand new legal system and even political system will be established."
The empire is almost gone, so naturally they don't have to work hard to uphold the imperial laws.
The old judge was a little confused: "What do you mean?"
"Reconstruction is faster than repair." Zhu Qingchen said with a smile, "The Marshal and I are ready to bear the eternal infamy."
"You...you guys..." The old judge was completely shocked.
Yes, Zhu Qingchen and Gu Yan had already discussed it.
The rebel army was still developing, and the two of them, one was the Imperial Marshal and the other was the Imperial Rose, lost the qualifications to join the rebel army at the very beginning.
They had all thought about it, and decided to use this incident to deal a huge blow to the Shen family and other old nobles.
As for whether one can detect the backwardness of the imperial system, how to rebuild it, and how to redevelop it, these are all matters for future generations.
They can't do everything, can they?
The old judge understood, and Zhu Qingchen smiled and held his old hand: "If you live a few more years, maybe you will be involved in the legal system of the new regime?"
“I’ll let it go.” The old judge looked at Shi Ran and said earnestly, “Shi Ran, your teacher and the marshal have good intentions. You must study hard and fight against the Zerg in the future.”
Shi Ran nodded, not quite understanding: "I understand."
He initially thought that the teacher invited him to dinner to thank the chief judge for intending to sentence the Shen family to death.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
The old judge and Zhu Qingchen felt like they had met too late. They talked for a long time, ranging from the legal system to the imperial system, from the officials in the capital to the loopholes in the military.
By late at night, the old judge was a little drunk, so Zhu Qingchen asked the housekeeper to clean up a room for him to rest.
Shi Ran followed his teacher and helped take care of the old judge.
Coming out of the judge's room, Zhu Qingchen gently closed the door and said to Shi Ran, "Didn't you want to say something to the teacher during the trial this morning?"
The wall lamps were dim, and the teacher and student walked in the long corridor, stepping on the soft carpet without even making any sound of footsteps.
Shi Ran thought about it and said, "At that time, I thought that I would not be the first soldier orphan to be bullied, nor would I be the last. At that time, I didn't know what the significance of this trial was."
Zhu Qingchen asked: "Do you now understand the significance of this trial?"
Shi Ran thought for a moment and said, "The significance is to use the Shen family to dig out more officials."
"Well, what else?"
“Also…” Shi Ran whispered, “Let the people realize that the imperial system is outdated. We need to start looking for a newer and better system.”
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Zhu Qingchen asked, "What do you think?"
“I also think this is the way to go, but…” Shi Ran looked at the teacher sadly.
If the imperial system changes and the empire is overthrown, what should the teacher and the marshal do?
Zhu Qingchen seemed to see his worry and changed the subject: "Teacher will take you to change the guardian tomorrow and open a bank account for you. The compensation money from the Shen family will be deposited in it."
Now, let's talk about those profound topics with the 16-year-old Shi Ran.
, it’s still too early.
*
The investigation into the Shen family is still ongoing.
When the Shen family came down from the mass court, they thought they were going to die, and they cried and rolled around in the prison cabin.
Until the investigation team hinted that they——
To sentence someone to death in court, half of the senior officials must vote; to actually carry out the death penalty, the signatures of half of the senior officials are also required.
According to this logic, what should they do if they want to survive?
They should quickly produce evidence and bring down those officials who may sentence them to death.
They are no longer high-ranking officials, so they are no longer qualified to sentence the Shen family to death.
Maybe they can make meritorious contributions to save their crimes and have their sentences commuted to life exile.
The Shen family was still a little hesitant at first, but when they thought about the day of the trial, when the officials who were familiar with them looked so cold and indifferent as if they wanted to execute them on the spot, they immediately became determined.
Having experienced the threat of the death penalty, they were all scared out of their wits.
They don't mind being exiled, as long as they're still alive.
Even if they were to die, they would drag their former allies with them.
With this idea in mind, the Shen family produced a lot of evidence.
Including but not limited to, the check bills for bribes they have given and received over the years, the things they have asked others to do over the years, and the things others have asked them to do.
These are all things that should not be seen in the light.
Shen Xiuping's qualifications were mediocre to begin with, and his becoming the youngest admiral in the empire was naturally due to the Shen family's efforts.
Exchange of interests and trading of power for money are inevitable in the process of helping Shen Xiuping get promoted.
The more the investigation team dug, the more they lamented that what they had found was just the tip of the iceberg of this chain of interests.
*
A month later, Shi Ran received the acceptance letter.
With the third best score in the capital, he was successfully admitted to the Mechanic Combat Department of the Capital Military Academy and will be able to report to the school in September.
His new guardian, Zhu Qingchen, helped him apply for a card and deposited the compensation awarded by the court into it as his tuition and living expenses.
From now on, Shi Ran has nothing to do with the Shen family.
On the day of registration, Shi Ran did not ask the teacher to send him off. Instead, he carried his bag and pushed his suitcase, took public transportation, and arrived at the main gate of the school.
Shi Ran jumped off the aircraft, pushed his suitcase, and strode into the school.
Those who got off the bus with him were
A teenager like him.
They were admitted to the Capital Military Academy from different galaxies. They were curious about everything around them, looking around with shining eyes.
The newly built statue of the marshal standing in front of the military academy, the towering teaching building, and even the new and wide avenue under their feet were all extremely new to them.
Shi Ran was pushing his luggage, and a volunteer came forward: "Hello, classmate..."
When they saw Shi Ran's face clearly, the two volunteers were stunned for a moment, then immediately responded: "Oh, you, you are Shi Ran, the third in the whole capital, which department have you been admitted to?"
Shi Ran smiled sheepishly: "I am from the mecha combat department."
"Then you come with us and wait here for a while. You came at a bad time. Our department just sent a group of people in. There aren't many people here right now. When there are more people, we'll take you to the dormitory."
"Okay, thank you." Shi Ran nodded and stood with them.
The two volunteers chatted with him in a casual manner.
"We are all from the Mecha Combat Department, and this senior sister was ranked first in the department last year."
"You are amazing. In such a magical place like the Shen family, you can actually rank third in the entire capital."
Soon, almost everyone had gathered, and two volunteers took them towards the dormitory building, introducing the school to them as they walked.
"This is the cafeteria, and this is the supermarket. After you put your luggage away, you can come over to buy some daily necessities."
"The dormitory is in front. You can go up by yourselves, right? We won't have to carry your luggage."
Shi Ran thanked the volunteers and prepared to go upstairs with his things.
However, one of the volunteers suddenly stopped him.
In public, the volunteer casually stuffed a piece of paper into his pocket.
Shi Ran subconsciously reached out to take it, but the volunteer held his hand down.
The volunteer smiled at him and whispered, "Read it when you are alone. If you have any ideas, you can always come to me; if you don't have any ideas, please burn it. We are all waiting for you and trust your character."
Shi Ran was confused and didn't know what it was, but seeing his firm attitude, he nodded for some reason.
Shi Ran carried his luggage and came to the dormitory.
The other roommates had not arrived yet. Shi Ran looked around and took out the paper from his pocket.
It was a crudely printed tabloid that looked more like it had been handwritten.
But when the
I was shocked when I first saw this newspaper.
The newspaper headline is -
"Abolition of the Old Aristocracy, Great Changes in the World - 30 Problems of the Imperial System from the "Shen Family Case""
Shi Ran was startled and quickly crumpled up the newspaper and stuffed it into his pocket.
He vaguely knew that a rebellious force was developing in the empire, but he didn't know that this rebellious force was actually developing in the military academy, and they also found him.
He wanted to burn the things as the volunteers said, but he...
He suddenly felt that what he saw in the newspaper could answer the confusion he had in court that day.
He suddenly didn't know what to do.
Shi Ran simply packed his luggage, made his bed, and then called his teacher to tell him that he had arrived.
Having just touched the rebels' things, he felt a little unnatural facing the teacher again. He said a few words quickly and hung up the phone.
Before hanging up the phone, he seemed to hear the teacher laughing at him.
But he...
Shi Ran hid in the toilet and took out the crumpled newspaper again.
Reason told him that he could not have anything to do with the rebels. His teacher and the marshal had done him great favors, and he could not do that.
But his emotions told him to just take one look.
The next day was the opening ceremony of the military academy.
Shi Ran had two huge dark circles under his eyes and was sitting among the students.
All night long, the words in the newspaper kept circling in his mind, keeping him awake all night.
On the stage, the marshal was giving a speech: "The Empire has been fighting against the Zerg for hundreds of years. In the history of the Empire..."
Shi Ran couldn't hear a word he said. He just thought, luckily the teacher and the marshal came today. After the ceremony, he would go find the teacher. !
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